Evening Star Newspaper, July 24, 1897, Page 13

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C., SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1897-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES C7 During July and August we close at 5 o’clock—Saturdays at 1 p.m. Big Break in Silk and Lace Prices== Ina store where there is nothing but approved qualities the bargains must be biggest. You know what our reputation is for both Silks and Laces. It is among these exclusive novel- ties that we shall make a sale on Monday. From the prices we quote your anticipation will be pitched high—from the values you will find here when you come on Monday your reali- zation will surpass all precedent. It is not a late sale—nor yet an advance sale—but it touches the needs of the hour. : Seven Special Lots of Silks. You could not be blamed if such terrible reductions as we have made kindled the spark of suspicion. But you must re- member this is.a “Mid-Summer” offering. You must remem- ber that we are clearing, and luxuries are no more than com- modities in the march of progress. Take these lots as you find them—and you will purchase wisely and well. 22-inch All-silk Black Faconne Moire Antique—there are two distinct pat- terns of thix. and both ure worth $1.50 yard—NOW $1.15 a yard. Seabee geetegndncetednetetggendererny Sars aS sO Si a is i i 2s Ss sk sk ak kts tse 2 tk a Ok ete 22-inch All-silk Bleck ‘onne Moire Antique, ina value that selis usually at $ FS We have reduced it to = ee them. “SSe. q cigs $ fa a yard. If you have use for short % bs a = lengths of Silk for waists or % & 3 proof Black skirts you will find desirable z Jagat : oa Bs $ Meee will wade twat eat macaoclige pieces in our remnant lots. ¢ $ qe oe The quality is there no matter £ = € a yard how short cut the goods or the < 2 a © price. Bs & 4 Ea é ° ° ° é : h Pr : * Some Astonishin rices ¢ 3 $ for La - é or Ces. £ - & + Almost everything of this season's stock that remains in ¢ $ the Lace Department has been reduced—much of it to less $ than half price. To buy will show your keen appreciation of g S P sa your PP : 4 z an exceptional opportunity. It will give you possession of $ 3 some of the richest and rarest Lace Novelties that have é é landed in America this vear. < $ 4 a Laces— Minch All-silk Navy Blue and é R ant to Brown Nets—REDU from $1.25 é + 2 jar $ I i : -a yard. | $i ayard. : = aunt REDUCED from $1 avd $1 paeknh Allsitie Striped Nets—RE- £ ” DUCED from $2 to 3 1 50 d : 1.50 d.¢ : oUc. a yard. | $1.50 a yard.: & h White and Eera Albover [22 =~ 4 Oo Lae REDUCED fr $1 to Bs % Ladies’ Neckwear Novel- ties. Sedendeatess seen 50c. a 25. yard. Tine Wl Cc. a Laces n The reductions have reach- ed these popular bits of ward- robe finery and the opportuni- ties are most tempting. Enibroide Batiste DUCED from $3.50 to $1 each. Embroidered Muslin Collars— CED from $5 to $2 each. White and Colored Linen Chemisettes REDUCED trom 2c. and G0e. to 10c. each. Seeds RE- ard. CED+tfrom $1 ey Senge Ite ote Yokes—RE- sof oefeatees = dines an repes. 4 & #and 4 en Gre All-silk s -REDU Navy Bh id CED trom $2 a yard. Black Grenadines, in RE- Broche effects soedontordonlondonfentodtondndrntng Plaid Surah and Satin Bows—RE- DUCED from 50. to 25c. each. te Ruffs, in White, Cream and atecgecee Chitfonettes, Colored gi We. and $1 to 50c. a yd. RE- 3714 colors—REDUCED froin Te. to SC. each. Printed Crepe in $1 to 50c. a yard. D'Chine Seadeedoegoetondoasoeseogontoeseogonsonsoesootenronsentententonrenseeseegvareeswegee? Don’t overlook the rem- nants of Grenadines, Nets, Nets. Laces and Veilings. They are AIbsitk Saline reduced to LESS THAN EDUC HALF PRICE and you may find just what you're looking for among them. PERRY’S, “NINTH AND THE AVENUE.” Established 1840, Telephone 95. $i, Se ah a ss ee se 50 a yard. REAL ESTATE GOSSIP Block of Eleven Residences to Be Constructed on Kalorama Avenue, PREFERENCE FOR APARTMENT HOUSES Argentine Legation to Occupy Handsome Quarters‘on S Street. THE GENERAL OUTLOOK The most important deal of the week re- ported in real estate circles was that made by Mr. Christian J. Ubhoff, through the firm of B. H. Warner & Co., as a result of which Mr. Ubhoff will shortly begin the construction of eleven residences on Kalo- Tama avenue, Washington Heights, at a cost of not less than $90,000. It is believed that the construction of these improve- ments at this time is due largely to the extension of the Metropolitan Railroad Company’s electric lMne out Connecticut avenue to Columbla road and 18th street. It is anticipated that there will soon be a great demand for houses in that section on the part of persons who are well off in this world’s gocds. Among those who have al- ready acquired a residence thcre are Mr. William Moses, Mrs. W. B. Moses, Mr. Vic- tor Kavffmann, Mr. S. W. Woodward, Colo- nel George Truesdell, Colonel L. M. Saun- ders, Mr. Parker Mann, Mr. LeRoy ‘Tuttle and several others almcst as well known as those numed. Single Houses and Blocks. Messrs. Warner & Company further state that there Is a great amount of building of single houses and small blocks of houses going on in various parts of the city, and which in the aggregate give employment to a large number of mechanics belonging to the various building trades. Mr. James J. Lampton is completing for his own use a $35,000 residence at the inter- section of Connecticut avenue and LeRoy place, near the line of the Connecticut avenue division of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company. The building, which is of a very tasteful character of architecture, has three stories and an attic. It is con- structed of Roman mottled brick of Ohio manufacture. There has been some little delay in the construction of the house be- ase the material had to be brought so but the contractor has now secured enough of the material to finish the resi- dence, and henceforward the work will be «<1 more rapidly. The intertor of the ding will be finished in a manner in keeping with the style of architecture, and it is expected that the structure will in every respect compare favorably with the mosi elegant houses in the vicinity. Argentine Legation. Mr. Lampton has concluded a lease to the minister of the Argentine Republic, Mr. Marti Garcia Merau, of the handsome re: dence 2111 $ street northw Mr. Me} has already taken possession of the res dence and will occupy it as soon as he re- turns from his summer vacation. The board of directors of the United States Electric Light Company this week, in response to invitations to contractors, received a number of bids for the construc- tion of the foundation of an immense add!- tion to their present plant, at the corner of 14th and B streets northwest. The cost of the foundation alone for this improve- ment will be in the neighborhood of It is believed the contract will be a early next week, and the work of e: tion begun immediately thereafter, wh will be the means of giving employment to a large number of men, many of whom now have nothing to do by which they can earn a livelihood. New Hebrew Synagogue. Although energetic efforts are being made to proceed as repidly as possible with the building of the rew Hebrew Synagogue rs. Stutz and Pease, foundation wails will not be completed for probably a month, at the expiration of which time it is thought the corner stone will be laid. the corner of a_most be made the occasion religious cceremo! which will be as solemn as it is’ unusual ton, nothing of the kind hav it is said, ever taken place in t of Columbia. have been drawn and the desiga , @ magnificent new church in northwest section, but those having charge of the matter are not willing to let it be known who are interested in th terprise for some time to come. The money to pay for the structure is in bank, the architects have been selected, the min- ister who is to have the superintendence of the aff, of the congregation appoint- ed, but it is proposed to reveal no names until some time next month. It can be stated, however, that the new church and members will, so far as may be con- be under the care of one of the nd largest congregations in the of the ¢ twenty hd on Brightwood ave- which have been under construction for several weeks past, by Messrs. Barry and Simpson, are nearly completed. No Cause to Be Dinssatisfied. One of the leading architects of the city said yesterday in talking with a Star re- porter that he felt quite sure that there was very little cause for those who are «ngaged in building operations to be dis- satisfied with the condition of that line of business as it is at present. “There are,” he said, “some complaints, but we have been finding fault so long that it is difficult for us to get out of the habit of complaining.” The same architect has a number of buildings on hand and is negotiating for the erection of others, the contracts of which he expects to close in a few days. Several real estate dealers with whom The Star reporter conversed stated that they had a number of deals in various stages of progression, but they prefer not to go further into details until the con- tracts are signed. It is the opinion of some of the most prominent real estate men that there are fewer people from among the residents away from Washington this summer than ever before. They construe this to indicate that there ‘s a much greater disposition than formerly on the part of citizens to make short and frequent excursions to the seashore or the mountains, as their incli- nation may suggest, than in previous years ‘ Fourteen Houses, W. L. Turner, the contractor and builder, has fourteen houses in course of erection. He is building eight houses, of which J. J. Hill ts the architect, on the square bouni- ed by P and Q-and Ist and North Capitol streets northwest, which have just been commenced. They are two-story flats, sey- enteen feet six inches front each, contain- ing eight rooms and a bath. He is also bdilding three houses at 300 Pomeroy street for the International Building Association. B. Frank Myers is the architect. These houses are press-brick front, six rooms, two stories and a bath on each floor. Their front is 16 feet 8 inches by 42 feet deep. Mr. Turner has just topped out three three- story and cellar houses at 22d and M streets northwest. These houses are built for Mrs. 8. H. Wilmont, B. Myers being the architect. They are press- brick front, with brown-stone trimmings, hard wood onthe first floor, and are 18 feet front by 58 feet depth. FIXED A TIME TO VOTE Opposition to the Tariff Bill Decided to Yield, Senator Allen Charged Fraud in the Ohio Election—Challenged by Sena- tor Foraker to Give Proof. An interesting colloquy between Senators Foraker of Ohio and Allen of Nebraska oc- curred in the Senate late yesterday after- noon. Mr. Allen spoke of the large campaign funds raised last fall, and the influence it had in corrupting the vote of Ohio, Illinois and other states. Mr. Foraker, who sat across the aisle, arose and said. “The vote of Ohio was an honest one, and I never until this moment heard it insinuated that it was not an honest vote.” “Then the senator hears it now,” sponded Mr. Allen. “On what ground does the senator make such an assertion?” asked Mr. Forake! “On the ground,” Mr. Allen replied, if the vote of Ohio in 1896 was a fair and honest one, there is One voter for every two and a half or three of the population, and in the city of Cleveland almost the whole population were voters, The honest people of the United States believe it was a fraud and I believe St was produced by money and other corrupting influences.” Mr. Allen said the same was true of IIli- nois, where the vote of Chicago was swol- len over 200,000 votes. The senator com- mented on the effects of the bill in its pro- visions on white pine and articles of house- held use, on the homemakers und house- keepers of the west. These provisions were barefaced, cowardly surrender of the in- terests of the people in order to favor a few wealthy men who controlled the white pine and other necessaries of life. At 5 o'clock, while Mr. Allen was speak- ing, Mr. Pettus interrupted to suggest that it was the usual time for adjournment. Mr. Allen said he wished to retain the floor, but would yield for a motion to adjourn or for an executive session. Thereupon Mr. Pettus moved an executive session. Mr. Allen suggested the absence of a quorum, the call showing sixty-five sena- tors present. Mr. Pettus’ motion for an executive ses- sion was lost on a viva voce vote. Mr. Allen resumed his tariff speech, when Mr. Foraker came forward with census figures, and asserted that Mr. Allen must have spoken in ignorance of the facts when he said that the vote In Ohio last year was unduly swollen. A somewhat heated col- Icquy followed, in which Mr. Foraker chal- lenged Mr. Allen to produce proof, * It was 6:15 when the Senate, by a vote of 13 to refused ta adopt the motion hy Mr. Pettus to go into executive session, and Mr. Allen resumed his speech. There s much con ing among senators of iwo sides of the chamber. Mr. Gor- approached Mr. Allen, and after a nversation between the two, Mr. re- the man hurried c. Allen announced that he had been inform- ed that the opposition to the bill were “about ready to capitulate’ and that he would yield to Mr. Morgan, Wken Mr. Morgan addressed the chatr he was surrounded. by a majority of the senators in the chamber, who had their seats and congr ed in his vicin- ity in anucipation of what he was tos: The ‘Alabama ator proposed a final vote on the conference report today at 3 lock. He said he resented the method that had been pursued in securing the passage of the bill, “We have,” he said, “been under coercion by the House from the beginning of this legislation. We were forced to meet at 11 o'clock while the bill was under consideration.” He dwelt at some lergth upon what he termed the objectionable methods of the n.ajority in forcing the bill through, Nev- ertheless he sald he recognized the pro- priety of allowing the majority of the Sen- ate to have its will registered. He then suggested an unanimous agreement for a recess until 10 o’clack today, and a vote clock in the afternoon. good!” exclaimed many of the willing, he said, to remain all summer if other senators would stand with him in the fight upon “the iniquitous du- ties upen lumber and cotton ties.” But he #ppeared to be confronted by a situation than a theory. He found himself ctically alone, and he did not care to the karte of the press gallery con- ated entirely upon himself. Mr. Lindsay suggested that the rece: until 11 o'clock instead of 10, and th: the vote be set for 4 o'clock instead of There was general oppesiticn to this propo- sition, because, s stated, there were s eral senator: red to leave the rly In the rnoon. 1 chair ha the meantime asked whether thcre was objection to the agri ment for a yote tomorrow and none had It appeared afterward that xd not understood the case. He stated that he would have objected un- less there had been coupled with the proposi- an understanding that there should upon the Union Pacific ratl- Morgan said ft w: the two matte! s impracticable to couple He said it would be jucrum to tempt to secure consideration of the re: tion. How long it would take would depend upon “the lung power” of the senator from Nebraska, meaning Mr. Thurston. Mr. Thurston in reply to his suggestion stated that he hoped a majority of the Senate would remain to hear him through, but he did nut intimate the time he might con- sume. : At this point Mr. -Faulkner, suggested that the Senate, having agred to Morgan’s proposition for a recess, was not in ses- sion, and the Senate dissolved amid a good natured laugh, in which all parties partict- pated. ————_--—___—_ Musical Birds in Florida. From the Florida Times-Union. Fred Ellis, engineer of the water works, has the most wonderful mocking bird in Jacksonville. He was. six years old this month, ts a great full-throated fellow, tame as a kitten and as belligerent in a make- believe sort of way as a Hornet. He doesn’t do any fancy work in the mimicry of mouth organs, music boxes and instru- ments, but sings his own roundelay, the picture of happiness, in a voice that !s won- derfully sweet.. He has a number of songs, and one of them is a medley in his own composition that sweeps in the whole feath- ered tribe, hawk, whippoorwill, jay, rain crow, rooster crowing, little chick in dis- tress, the call of'a young turkey, the caw of a raven, the cluck ‘of @ hen, the pipe of the blackbird, song of the redbird, thrush, jJoree and the tweet of a sparrow. The hind claw of one foot is broken, and, as while he sings this foot keeps slipping from its perch, he gonstantly readjusts it, and, with head lifted in the air, pours out his heart all day long to the roses, among which his cage is hung. There ts a canary bird at the terminal station that has learned the exact imitation of the whistle of the airbrakes of a pas- senger train when it runs into the station. The bird will listen intently for a train, and it immediately begins to dance around in high glee. The train glides into the station while the little fellow clings to the wires of the cage to get a peep, and the often-heard whistle of escaping air fills the structure with its noise. The bird waits complacently until all noise has ceased, and then settles back ag if for a supreme effort. It fills its lungs produces an echo of the sound of the stfain’s brakes. Many in. by the bird's cage, the marvelous sim- llarity between. 10 sounds, the only difference being in vojume. --——-- os ___—_ If you want anything, try an ad. in The Star. If anybody has what you wish, you will get an answer, p ARCTIC GOLD FIELDS Explorations of a Geological Survey Expedition. RESOURCES OF THE UPPER YUKON Need of an Overland Route Through Alaska. TALES OF THE KLONDYKE a There was one office filled ‘Thursday which, while it may not pay as much as thousands of others, is regarded at the present time as one of the most enviable in the whole blue book cf appointments. It is the position of commissioner “in and for the district of Alaska,” given to a Baltimore man. A minor position in the annex to the United States has Leen award- ed to a resident of the District. It is a .trange thing how circumstances may alter tne most objective cases. Only a few weeks ago if any one had been or- dered to go to Alaska it would have been deemed a dire punishment. Now the name 1s synonyincus with El Dorado, and people from all over the country are breaking their necks to get there as soon as possible. It takes but little perspicuity to decide whether this country is for gold or for silver. It is said that the stores not only at Sitka, Alaska, but in San Francisco and other California towns, are being carried on without the assistance of clerks, who have ventured to the gold fields. It seems no wonder that the craze to go to Alaska is so great, when the marvelous stories that are told of the Klondyke gold fields, and the fact that they are corroborated to a certain extent by men of science and known truthfulness who have been there, are taken into consideration. The Forty-niners hardly had such in- ducements offered them to cross the unex- plored desert and dig for the yellow metal in the mysterious country of the Golden Gate. There is enough now learned about Alaska and the British territory, where the the people gold fields are located, to let know that they are going to no new fields. ‘The country has been explored by expedi- tions from the coast and geodetic survey and geological survey, and books and pamphlets to a large number have been written about it by men who have made careful inspections. there is no lack of information concerning the country itself, the manner of reaching it, the climate, food supply, and obstacles which must be overcome hy the visitor. The Spurr Expedition. A document was issued some weeks ago by the geological survey for the Senate, containing the result of an exploration of Alaska by a party from the survey, under the direction of J. Edward Spurr and two geological istants, last summer. The expedition was chiefly to visit the gold and coal areas, in order to secure an in- telligent conception of the resources of the interior of Alaska. One purpose of the Journey was the myestigation of the gold Tesources of the Yukon. During the in- vestigation of the gold region all the creeks and gulches which are known to be actually productive of gold were visited. The area reconnoitered comprised upward of 30,000 square miles. The report states that, besides the gold found in the rocks of the Yukon districts, there is reason to expect paying quantities of other minerals. The following information in regard to ‘gold placers” {s of especial interest: “Since the formation of the veins and other deposits of the rocks of the gold belt an enormous length of time has elapsed. During that time the forces of erosion have stripped off the overlying rocks andexposed the metalliferous veins at the surface for long periods, and the rocks of the gold belt, with the veins which they include, have crumbled and been car- ried away by the streams, to be deposited in widely different plac as gr: Is or sands or muds. As gold is the h t of all materials found in rock, trated In detritus which has been worked over by stream action; and the richness of the placers depends upon the availabie gold it is conce supply, the amount of available detritus aud the character of the streams which ca the detritus away. In Alaska the streams have been carrying away the gold from the metalliferous belt for a very long period, so that particles of the precious ore are found in nearly all parts of the terri- tory. It is only in the immedciate vicinity of the gold-bearing belt, however, that the | particles of gold are large and’ plentiful enough to repay working under present conditions. Where a stream heads in a gold belt the richest diggings are likely to be at its extreme upper part. Digcings Now Being Worked. “In this upper part the current is so swift that the Hghter material and the finer gold are carried away, leaving in many places a rich deposit of coarse gold, overlaid by coarse gravel, the pebbles be- ing so large as to hinder rapid transporta- tion by water. It is under such conditions that the diggings which are now being worked are found, with some unimportant exceptions. The rich gulches of the Forty Mile district and of the Birch Creek dis- trict, as well as other fields of less import- ance, all head in the gold-bearing forma- tion. “A short distance below the head of these gulches the stream valley broadens and the gravels contain finer gold more widely dis- tributed. Along certain parts of the stream this finer gold is concentrated by favorable currents, and is often profitably washed, this kind of deposit coming under the head of ‘bar diggings.’ The gold in these more extensive gravels is often present in suffi- cient quantity to encourage the hope of ex- traction at some future time, when the work can be done more cheaply and with suitable machinery. The extent of these gravels, which are of possible value, is very great. As the field of observation is extended farther and farther from the gold- a a ee a ee Y *Sorsohongendoncoatoatonteatoecreseeseoseosegenteasentnatneteeseeseogeaonzensensensmrarsanesneseceaseateaesessecsenengeagengengengengengentensedameseeseesy baat Does the ty Have you headache? Call and consult our Dr. F scientific optician. No charge tion of the eyes. comfort once more. Any bill can be liquidated week. cannot be had elsewhere in W: No guesswork about that examinatior will tell you what your trouble is and fit you with Glasses that will rectify it, relieving all that strain and giving you eye = paper. Can You See? a pe in the paper dance before you at times? Do your eyes tire easily? things are often caused by a malformation . Proctor All these of the eyeball. Donahay, a graduated for a most exhaustive examina- He Credit if you want it. by a little down and a little each Russian Pebbles are exclusively controlled by us and ashington. Castelberg’s Nat’l Jewelry Co., - 1103 Pa. Ave., Next to “Star” Office. Balto. store, 108 N. Eutaw st. Established 1846, Geneneecetetetetntntneeteteetete tnt etetedeed tnt tetetetetettteteeteeteetets that there were probably 2,000 miners in the Yukon district during the season, the larger number of whom were actually en- gaged in washing gold. Probably 1,500 of them were working in American territory, although the migration from one district to another is so rapid that one year the larger part of the population may be in American territory and the next year in Britisn. As a rule, however, the miners prefer the American side on account of the difference in mining laws. These miners, with few exceptions, are engage: gigging. Tne high price of provisions and other necessaries raises the price of ey an¢ dinary labor in the mines to $10 a day therefore no mine which pays les: this to each man working can n tem- porarily handled. Yet, in spite of these | difficulties, there was probably taken out of the Yukon district tae season of which he reports, mostly from American terri- tory, approximately, $1,000,000 worth of gold. An Overtla Route. Mr. Spurr suggests that un overland route should be surveyed and constructed to the interior of Alaska. He says all the best routes that can be suggested through British territory, and the eo-opera- tion of the two governments would be mutually beneficial, since the gold belt lies partly in American and parily in Bri possessions. At the present time Mr. mate is hardly to be distinguished from that of the northern United States—Minnesota or Montana, for example—and although the winters are very severe, the snowfall is not heavy. Work could be car! derground throughout the whole year quite as well as in the Colorado. Mr. Spurr say to occur in the great un-xplore south of the Yukon because of its pre in the wash of the streams, and ft is quite probabie that the Yukon gold belt extends ed on un- of the of summer and went in after the clos navigation in October or September. About December 15 he got a chance to work a j shift on shares, and in sixty days made hi ake, Which is about $40,000. Charles Clements and Frank Summers, two “tenderfeet” from Los Angeles, went into the Yukon a year ago without having had any previous experience. After pa ning out $5,000 worth of gold Clements sold his share for $35,000, and two weeks later Summers sold his share for $50,000. One nugget taken from this claim is worth $23 Suffering Lust Winter. There was great suffering in the gold fields last winter, and though no one starved, food rates and rates for every- thing in the supply Hne were beyond be- lief. Flour was $120 a hundredweight at one time, and beef from $1 to §2 a pound. Moose hams sold for about $30, or $2 per pound. Ordinary shovels for digging brought $17 to $18 each, and other stuff of that kind could not be obtained. A few crates of eggs were brought in about March 1 by pack horses, and these seld readily for $ to $% a dozen, although they were not fresh by any means. Wages were propcertionate; $2 per hour was com- mon wages, and even in the long days a men can command $1.50 an hour up there, or from $15 to $20 a day. The river steam- ers cannot keep crews this summer, for all run away to the mines as soon as they get in that region. Indians are all the help that can be kept, and even they are doing something in the line of locating a claim. There are several women in the diggings. The only known claim holder bearing belt, the gold occurs in finer and finer condition, until it is found in extreme- ly small flakes, so light that they can be carried long distances by the current. It may be stated, therefore, as a general rule, that the profitable gravels are found in the vicinity of the gold-bearing rock. ‘The gold-bearing belt forms a range of low mountairs, and on the flanks of these mountains to the northeast and to the southwest He various younger rocks, which range in age from carboniferous to very re- cent tertiary, and are made up mostly of conglomerates, sand stones and shales,with some volcanic material. These rocks were formed subsequent to the ore deposition, and therefore do not contain metalliferous veins. These have been partly derived, however, from detritus worn from the gold- among them sq far is Miss Flora Sloan of Naniamo, British Columbia. ‘There are two well-marked seasons in Alaska, the winter of eight months, from October to June, and the short summer. In winter occurs by far the best weather because of the long periods of beautiful clear days, which are welcomed in spite of the intense cold. The average tempera- turé for summer is from 35 to 54 above zero. In winter the thermometer goes to more than 60 “degrees below. In March last the thermometer showed from 52 de-" grees to 71 degrees below zero. ——_+0+—___ LIQUOR, BEER AND TAXES. ‘The Expenditures of Various Nations for Food and Drink. bearing belt during the long period that it ‘From the New York Sun. has been exposed to erosion, and some of them contain gold derived from the more ancient rocks and concentrated in the name | tionists that more money is spent way as is the gold in the present river] than for bread, for beer and that if beer ana Grinking were done away with jarge saving to the com- gravels.” It is a familar assertion of the prohibi- munity. Whether beer or bread costs more in a year is a question on which the sta- tisticians do rot agree, but-they are pretty generally of the opinion that more money is spent for drink—including spirits and wine with r—than for bread and all other artich of nutriment made from grain. In the United Kingdom, for in- stance, It is computed that the expendi- ture for liquor in a year is £80,000, against £0,000,000 for grain. In France the Proportion was % to M. In Germany, where there 1s relatively less bread than in France, the figures are as to in Italy they are as 45 to 42, in Spain as 30 to 28, and in the United 0. In all of these countries, may be said that the consumption of liquors exceeds in value the consumption of grain. The United States have long been able to Meet a considerable portion of th -urrent expe from the Hquor or in I reve- rue taxes. Since ISS4 there uniform tax of $1 a ba government's measure of thirty-one gallo This tax now y government about $30,000,000 a year, and it has been rising steadily. When first im- posed $2,000,000 was the sum olvtained from it. By 1870 the amount had risen to $6.14), 000, In 1880 1t had doubled to S12." In 18%) it had more than doubled again, reaching $25,000,000, The tax on spirits 18 0 cents a gallon on the average, and thts item of revenue yields the government about $90,000,000 a year, having more than Spurr thinks that the best route lies from | doubled since 1875, Whatever the indirect Juneau by way of the Chilkat Pass over- re tc of the sale of liquor may be on the land to the Yukon at the junc*ion with the | sera of a country, the fact is unde- Pelly. This is the Dalton P: ‘The Chil- | Mable that all civilized governments with ‘ably lower th scarcely any ption & rge share eoreical of their revenues from beer and whisky seearesge Deiat pagent age taxes. A computation recently made even a good horse trail could be built to the effect that during years of indicated the cost of provisions and other civil war $ s aised by i= supplies would be greatly reduc E vo) from tarife gravels now useless could be ery American com- worked, and employment would be affor 1 ea 2 see to many men. With the greater develop- | {7° ut If whisky, wine, cor- , i v » | dials and ale the expenditure for ment of places of diggings would come | {als and. i wg t the development of min the bed rock. | fauors is an the sum paid 10F The report says that in summer the cli- nie = Care of F From the Boston 1H por Matting. a. In summer rooms, the floors of which have been covered with matting, the care- less maid is apt to be airily indifferent to the dust which in winter would horrify her —neat soul. She flirts her feather duster here, there and everywhere, pulls down the straightens shades and de- to the north and west; that this can be leaving behind her what to the determined only by further explo: y glance seems a very clear and dainty ‘a second California gold belt caists | apartment. The look of dainty « iness in Alaska, he es, may not be probable. | too often is an illusion caused by the lizht but that the prospect of a steady yield of | furniture and the absence of dark rugs or gold is certain. carpet. In reality, the matting, which joos ‘There are some extravagant stories told | not show the dust and dirt to the eye of of large nuggets being found in the Kton- | the ur 1 maid, needs a good going dyke region. The largest nugget claimed to | over much as a carpet does, and have been found so far was picked out by | when to harbor ali dust and Purt Hudson on claim 6 of the Bonanzal germs that blow in with and is worth a little over $20. The next) zephyrs is just as detrimental to large ts and was very day the room should be sw worth $231. The las Clements) a broom inclosed in cheesecioth took out ran $2,000, on an average of $000] such as is used for wood floors each, and one of thtm went $775. A young week the matting should car y man named Beacher came down by foot 1 with a strong solution of salt and and dog sledge, starting out early in March. | cold water, never letting it woo wet, He brought $12,000 to $15,000 with him. He | and drying it as you go on with a clean, was purser on the steamer Weare last| dry cloth, coe Biggest Farm on Barth. From the Knoxville Tribune. The largest farm in this country ana probably in the world is situated in the southwestern part of Louisiana. It ex- tends 100 miles east and west. It was purchased in 1883 by a syndicate of north- ern capitalists, by whom it is still oper- ated. At the time of its purchase its 1,500,- 000 acres was a vast pasture for cattle belonging to a few dealers in that coun- try. Now it is divided Into pasture stations or ranches, existing ev six miles. fencing is seid to have The land is pest adapted for . sugar, corn and cotton. A tract, say half a mile wide, is taken, and an engine ix placed on each side. The engines are portable and operate a cable attached to four plows. By this arrangement thirty acres are gone over in a day with the labor of only three men. There is not a single draft horse on the entire place, if we except those used by the herders of cattle, of which there are 16,000 head on Ue place. The Southern Pacific railway runs for thirty-six miles through the farm. The company has three steamboats operating on the waters of the estate, of which 300 miles are navigable. It has also an ice house, bank, Ship yard and rice m lis. ——_—__—_-e-____—. Not Much of a Watch, From the Philadelphia Record. A young man who had broken his ten- dollar watch stood before the counter of @ watchmaker’s shop in Chestnut street @ few days ago, and when the watchmaker had the parts of his watch spread ous be- fore him the young man ventured to cau- tion him not to lose any. The veteran horologist gazed at him in disdain. “I sup- pose you think this is a complicated watch,” he said, “but it is a little one-horse affair, with scarcely fifty parts. Last week I handled a watch that was a watch. It was a minute repeater, counted one-fifth seconds and told the days of the month. So finely adjusted was it that it skipped thirty-one on all the thirty-day months, and — te years it counted twenty- ine days February. There were very nearly 500 parts to that watch. The owner paid $600 for it, and as it has to be cleaned once a year at a cost of $25, he pays a tax of $2 a month for the privilege of car- rying it. Now, your little tin affair only—"* out of the store, call for it oy